Acushnet Co. parent posts 39% rise in earnings per share
Fortune Brands Inc. today reported earnings per share growth of 39 percent in 2006, as well as a fourth-quarter per-share profit increase of 38...
BankRI profits drop 19% in 2006, to $7.7M
Bancorp Rhode Island, the parent of Providence-based Bank Rhode Island, today reported a 19-percent year-to-year drop in earnings.
BankRI reported $7.7 million in net income...
Towerstream shares to trade on NASD’s OTCBB
MIDDLETOWN – Towerstream today said its common stock will trade on NASD's OTC Bulletin Board, under the symbol TWER, beginning with the market’s opening...
Textron 4Q profits rise 65%, to $195M
PROVIDENCE – A rise in aircraft deliveries by its Cessna unit helped boost Textron Inc.’s fourth-quarter profits by 65 percent, according to Bloomberg News....
Kopin boosts production for Army contract
TAUNTON, Mass. – Kopin Corp. this week announced a “significant” increase in production of hardware for the Army’s TWS-II Thermal Weapon Sight program.
Kopin declined...
Towerstream stock to trade on NASD’s OTCBB
MIDDLETOWN – Towerstream Corp. today said its common stock will trade on NASD's OTC Bulletin Board, under the symbol TWER, beginning with the market’s...
Washington Trust net income rises 8.7% in ’06, to $25M
WESTERLY – Washington Trust Bancorp Inc., parent of The Washington Trust Co., today announced fourth-quarter 2006 net income of $6.2 million, or 45 cents...
2 new members named to Beacon Mutual board
WARWICK – Raymond C. Coia and Michael J. Ruggieri, both of Cranston, have been named to the board of directors of The Beacon Mutual...
R.I. Foundation decides to wield its investment muscle
It's called shareholder activism.
From setting recycling goals to removing genetically engineered ingredients from foods to requiring disclosure of political donations, investors have been making...
It’s about more than accounting
There is more to being a good accountant than accounting. At least that's the message that Bryant University had been getting from employers.
In response,...









